The Global Mental Health Crisis Surges Amid $200 Billion Funding Gap

In New York, participants attend the multi-stakeholders’ hearing for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and mental health and well-being. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 2025 (IPS)

Although access to mental health and psychosocial support services is considered a fundamental human right by the United Nations (UN), hundreds of millions of people experience limited or inadequate access to mental health and psychosocial support services.